Today, is our 8th and last day in Banos. Tomorrow we are off to Puyo and the Oriente. Our stay in Banos has been really wonderful. Banos is one of Ecuadors premier resort towns and it's easy to see why. The weather is perfect, the setting is beautiful, and there is tons of stuff to do. There is an active volcano, Tungurahua, hot mineral baths, and endless trails to hike on. We spent our first few days hiking all over the place. In the Andes, it seems that every hike begins with a steep uphill climb to the highest peak in the area, and that's how all of ours started. We hiked both sides of the valley and were rewarded with beautiful mountain valleys, lots of flowers, and on our third and longest hike, our first
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